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Voice Sense with Sense Nav

Voice Sense

Voice Sense Detailed info, Sense Navigation Detailed info and GPS Options

Voice Sense BT or QWERTY with Sense Navigation Bundle, includes GPS Software and Receiver, Price: $1,995

Choose Voice Sense keyboard:

Purchase Voice Sense BT or Purchase Voice Sense QWERTY

Sense Navigation GPS electronic software one-year license for Braille/Voice Sense. Price: $998

Shipping Notes: If items are in stock, they will normally be shipped from Sendero within 2 days. Contact us or call to check the product status before placing your order. Voice Sense typically needs to be special ordered and is not usually in Sendero stock.

By default, products are shipped from Sendero in California via UPS Ground, 5 to 7 days IN TRANSIT to the East Coast after the order is ready to ship. Choose the Rush shipping option for an additional $20 if you wish to reduce the shipping time to 3 days.

Sales tax applicable for California addresses


The Voice Sense is the smallest, lightest and most fashionable PDA for the visually impaired with a Perkins or QWERTY style keyboard for inputting information and synthesized voice for outputting information. It has multimedia functions: a Daisy talking book player, an MP3 player and voice recording capabilities. Wireless networking features (such as wireless LAN and Bluetooth) are also available, as are many other Braille notetaker features. The Voice Sense boasts a high speed CPU and large memory storage.

Hardware Specs

  • Processor: PXA270, 540MHz
  • Memory: 1GB (separate user data area), 192MB (128 RAM and 64 OS storage)
  • OS: Windows CE.NET 5.0
  • Ports: USB OTG (USB 2.0 Compatible), SD Slot, CF Slot (on BT model only)
  • Keyboard: Perkins style Braille or QWERTY keyboard
  • Audio Output: Stereo Speakers, Headphone jack
  • Audio Input: Internal condenser microphone, Microphone jack
  • Battery: rechargeable, detachable, user-replaceable, lithium polymer, 12 hours continuous use
  • Networking: Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b/g) Bluetooth 1.1
  • FM Radio Receiver
  • Dimensions: W 18.8cm (7.4") x D 7.7cm (3.6") x H 2.5cm (0.98")
  • Weight: .58lbs (266g)

Software Specs

  • File Manager
  • Word Processor
  • Address Manager
  • Schedule Manager
  • E-mail
  • Media Player
  • FM Radio Tuner
  • Web Browser
  • Daisy Player
  • Bluetooth Manager
  • MSN Messenger
  • Database Manager
  • Calculator
  • Date/Time
  • Calendar
  • Stopwatch
  • Power Status
  • OS Upgrade
  • Context Sensitive Help

Sense Nav

Sense Navigation XL GPS electronic software one-year license for Sense PDAs, plus Sendero PC Maps. Price: $998

Sense Navigation EZ GPS electronic software for Sense PDAs, EZ interface includes fundamental GPS navigation and map manager program. Price: $498.

Ever find yourself traveling in a new area and you want to know what is around you? Ever want to visit a new city and know where all the restaurants are? Ever been riding in a cab and you want to make certain the driver is going to your destination the right way? Now you can with the Voice Sense and the new GPS add-on.

Sense Navigation (Sense Nav) is powered by Sendero GPS. This program uses map data together with a GPS receiver, and gives information based on the map data. With millions of points of interest, you can find anything from restaurants to hotels, to hospitals. You can even add your own custom entries such as your home, your work, or a friend's home. Creating vehicle or pedestrian routes is easy and you can even share them with other GPS users.

GPS satellites and massive location databases combine to create the potential for every place on earth to have a label. The Voice Sense, together with map data and a GPS receiver makes all labeled information accessible. Since GPS satellites can be picked up anywhere in the world, many consumer products already have access to this information. As the consumer demand for these technologies increases, there is more improvements for more accurate location information.

Here are just a few of the many features available when Using Sense Navigation EZ together with a GPS receiver

  • You can find out about your surroundings. Whether it is through points of interest (POIs) or through the lookaround features.
  • You can create a pedestrian or vehicle route to anywhere on the map based on your GPS position.
  • You can save routes for future use or for sharing them with others.
  • Sense Nav XL Customers also can:

  • Explore the route virtually so you can get an idea of what the route will be like before you are actually there.
  • Record and manage your own points of interest.

The following items will be included with the purchase of Sense Nav

  • Authorization key to enable Sense Navigation to operate on the Braille Sense.
  • Online access to download map and POI data.
  • XL cusotmers enjoy Sendero PC Maps download when purchased directly from Sendero ($398 value)

Sense Navigation GPS for Braille/Voice Sense options

$128 Sendero Bluetooth GPS Receiver and Case

$128 32 GB SD card loaded with one-country, $98 ATOP

Additional Countries for Sense Navigation - Must be purchased directly from Sendero in addition to Sense Navigation v2013 - download only.

  • European map bundle includes Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France/Monaco, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and more.
  • North American Map Bundle includes maps from United States, Canada, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam
  • Asian Map Bundle includes maps from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia
  • South African Map Bundle includes maps from South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland
  • Mexico
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • United Arab Emirates Bundle includes Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar.

Available Country Maps:

Sense Navigation Upgrades

Why Upgrade?

Sense Navigation for Voice Sense 2013 offers new maps and POIs and many under the hood improvements including faster POI searches. For a complete list of changes between version 2012 and version 2013, read the Sense Navigation v2013 Improvements page. Visit the MySendero web page.

Sense Navigation Upgrades:

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